BA551British Airways · FCO → LHR
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA551 RomeFCO · 13:15 LondonLHR · 15:05

BA551 by British Airways flies from Rome (FCO) to London (LHR) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 10:42
13:15

departs FCO · on schedule

⚖ BA551 typically leaves +27 and lands −9. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+30 gate · −16 arrival
10-30
+37 gate · +12 arrival
10-29
+9 gate · −29 arrival
10-28
+23 gate · −21 arrival
10-27
+30 gate · −18 arrival
10-26
+26 gate · −1 arrival
10-25
+24 gate · +1 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
FCORomeModerate riskFCO delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
FCO→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by FCO (Rome), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Rome to London with British Airways · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.2%1.0× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.3%1.2× usual

Forecast weather: 79% chance of rain at Rome

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Rome to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA565departs 06:50
BA563departs 06:55
BA547departs 11:10
BA549departs 12:15
BA553departs 13:20
BA559departs 13:45

If BA551 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Rome to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in FCO local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How BA551 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA551 across the FCO and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA551 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-31FCO 12:15 12:45 (+30)LHR 14:05 13:49 (−16)
10-30FCO 12:15 12:52 (+37)LHR 14:05 14:17 (+12)
10-29FCO 12:05 12:14 (+9)LHR 13:55 13:26 (−29)
10-28FCO 12:15 12:38 (+23)LHR 14:05 13:44 (−21)
10-27FCO 12:15 12:45 (+30)LHR 14:05 13:47 (−18)
10-26FCO 12:10 12:36 (+26)LHR 14:00 13:59 (−1)
10-25FCO 13:15 13:39 (+24)LHR 15:05 15:06 (+1)
10-24FCO 14:15 14:56 (+41)LHR 16:05 16:20 (+15)
10-22FCO 15:20 15:58 (+38)LHR 17:00 17:26 (+26)
10-21FCO 16:05 16:32 (+27)LHR 17:45 17:36 (−9)
10-20FCO 21:05 21:25 (+20)LHR 22:45 22:35 (−10)
10-18FCO 17:25 17:49 (+24)LHR 19:05 18:51 (−14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-TTNF, G-EUUP, G-EUYH, G-EUUU.

Board clocks recorded as FCO and LHR published them.

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